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March 16, 2005
WWW.STOPBOLTON.ORG GOES LIVE!
Citizens for Global Solutions Members Come together to Champion UN Reform
Washington DC
–Citizens for Global Solutions has launched the www.stopbolton.org
website to support constructive U.S. engagement at the United Nations.
Members of Citizens for Global Solutions across the country responded
overwhelmingly to the need for a campaign to promote a positive U.S.-UN
relationship, call for UN reform and argue that John Bolton is not the right
person to carry forward the administration’s UN reform agenda.
“While the United Nations needs to be better equipped so that it can meet
the challenges of the 21st century, John Bolton is not the right person to
spearhead this critical reform effort,” said Don Kraus, Vice-President of
Citizens for Global Solutions. “Bolton has proven himself to be a divisive
diplomat, with a track record of breaking bonds rather than creating
coalitions. He has long argued that ‘there is no such thing as the United
Nations… [but merely] an international community that occasionally can be
led by… the United States when it suits our interest.’ He is the poster
child for much of what our friends and allies feel is wrong with U.S.
foreign policy.” (See www.stopbolton.org for video clip of his speech from
February 1994, Global Structures Convocation).
With America currently engaged in spreading democracy throughout Afghanistan
and Iraq, conducting tsunami relief in Southeast Asia, and combating
terrorism globally, the need for a productive U.S.-UN relationship has never
been greater. Bolton’s negative opinions of the UN could prove disastrous
for American national security interests and become a barrier to achieving
vital reform at the UN.
“Unfortunately, John Bolton’s position on the UN is all too clear. He would
rather retire the UN than reform it. His presence at the United Nations
would exacerbate America’s isolation at a critical time when our national
security interests are closely linked to those of our allies and friends,”
said Charles J. Brown, President and CEO of Citizens for Global Solutions.
To join the campaign for true UN reform, please visit
www.stopbolton.com.
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Contact:
Sam Stein
Communications Associate
202 546 3950 ext 123
Don Kraus
Executive Vice President
202 546 3950 ext 103
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